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Adjective: cornered  kor-nu(r)d
  1. Forced to turn and face attackers
    "she had me cornered between the porch and her car";
    - at bay, trapped, treed
Verb: corner  kor-nu(r)
  1. Force a person or an animal into a position from which they cannot escape
    "The police cornered the suspect in the alley";
    - tree [N. Amer]
     
  2. Gain control over
    "corner the gold market"
     
  3. Turn a corner or drive around a curve
    "the car corners"

See also: unfree

Type of: channelise [Brit], channelize, command, control, direct, guide, head, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], point, steer, turn

Encyclopedia: Cornered

Corner, John